A critical observation about the pathogenesis of abdominoscrotal hydrocele

Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a very rare anomaly. Although various theories about this condition have been proposed, controversy still continues on the etiology of this lesion. The authors present two consecutive cases of abdominoscrotal hydrocele in infancy. On their first examination, these patien...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2001-07, Vol.36 (7), p.1082-1084
Main Authors: Celayir, Ayşenur Cerrah, Akyüz, Ümit, Çiftlik, Hatice, Gürbüz, Aydin, Danişmend, Nur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominoscrotal hydrocele
Biological and medical sciences
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant
Male
Male genital diseases
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Scrotum
Testicular Hydrocele - congenital
Testicular Hydrocele - diagnosis
Testicular Hydrocele - physiopathology
Testicular Hydrocele - surgery
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a very rare anomaly. Although various theories about this condition have been proposed, controversy still continues on the etiology of this lesion. The authors present two consecutive cases of abdominoscrotal hydrocele in infancy. On their first examination, these patients only had inguinoscrotal hydroceles. After a 2-month period of observation, these inguinoscrotal hydroceles developed into abdominoscrotal hydroceles. These findings also were confirmed by ultrasonography. The authors question the currently proposed theories of abdominoscrotal hydrocele development. J Pediatr Surg 36:1082-1084. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1053/jpsu.2001.24760